Scientific noun: Arum Maculatum L.
Family: Lords-and-ladies - Araceae.
Habitat: Wet woods and mountains of Central and Western Europe.
Poisons: coniine (alkaloid), Aroine (saponine) and possible glycosides that produce hydrocyanic acid once they are inside the stomach.
Active parts: The whole plant, specially the rhizomes and fruits.
Uses : Used traditionally to get rid of intestinal worms, today is no longer in use. In homeopathy it is used to heal mouth inflammations and certain kinds of nasal and pharyngeal cold. The roots were also used to wash the clothes, but , because of irritations it produced in the hands , people stopped using it. Even rhizomes were cooked as food (When you cook them, you destroy their toxins)
Toxicity: High. Mainly by accidental ingestion of the berries. Just by touching the leaves it might produce blisters, because of the oxalic acid it contains ( some sort of crystals that damage skin) Symptoms: Diarrhea, vomit, strong mouth injuries and stomachache, hypothermia in the legs, slow pulse, comma and death. Treatment: If no ingestion of the plant has been produced, one should clean the damaged zone properly. In case of ingestion: vomiting and gastric lavage should be applied.